1952–53 Cardiff City F.C. season

Cardiff City

1952–53 season
Chairman	Sir Herbert Merrett John Morgan[1]
Manager	Cyril Spiers
Division One	12th
FA Cup	3rd round
Welsh Cup	Semi-finals
Top goalscorer	League: Ken Chisholm (13) All: Ken Chisholm (15)
← 1951–52 1953–54 →

The 1952–53 season was Cardiff City F.C.'s 26th season in the Football League. They competed in the 22-team Division One, then the first tier of English football, finishing twelfth.

Season review

Football League First Division

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38	39	40	41	42
Ground	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	H	A	A
Result	L	L	W	D	L	L	D	L	W	W	D	L	D	D	W	L	W	W	D	L	D	L	D	D	L	D	W	L	W	W	W	W	D	L	W	W	L	W	D	L	L	L
Position	18	22	12	12	17	18	17	19	17	14	14	16	18	19	16	19	18	17	16	16	16	18	19	18	20	19	17	18	17	13	13	10	11	12	12	10	11	10	10	11	11	12

Source: ^[2]
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

FA Cup

Entering in the third round, Cardiff were eliminated by Football League Third Division North side Halifax Town after a 3–1 defeat.^[2]

Welsh Cup

After a 5–2 victory over Merthyr Tydfil in the fifth round, Cardiff received a bye into the seventh round, advancing to the semi-finals with a 3–2 win over Barry Town. Their campaign came to an end following a 1–0 semi-final defeat to Rhyl.^[3]

Players

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player -- GK Ron Howells -- GK Graham Vearncombe -- DF Ron Davies -- DF John Frowen -- DF Colin Gale -- DF Ken Hollyman -- DF Jack Mansell -- DF Stan Montgomery -- DF Charles Rutter -- DF Alf Sherwood -- DF Ron Stitfall -- DF Derek Sullivan -- DF Glyn Williams -- MF Billy Baker -- MF Dennis Callan

No. Position Player -- MF Alan Harrington -- MF Islwyn Jones -- MF Bobby McLaughlin -- MF Wendell Morgan -- MF Cliff Nugent -- MF Mike Tiddy -- MF Roley Williams -- FW Doug Blair -- FW Ken Chisholm -- FW George Edwards -- FW Wilf Grant -- FW George Hazlett -- FW Tommy Northcott -- FW Ken Oakley -- FW Keith Thomas

Table

		P	W	D	L	F	A	GA	Pts
1	Arsenal	42	21	12	9	97	64	1.516	54
2	Preston North End	42	21	12	9	85	60	1.417	54
3	Wolverhampton Wanderers	42	19	13	10	86	63	1.365	51
4	West Bromwich Albion	42	21	8	13	66	60	1.100	50
5	Charlton Athletic	42	19	11	12	77	63	1.222	49
6	Burnley	42	18	12	12	67	52	1.288	48
7	Blackpool	42	19	9	14	71	70	1.014	47
8	Manchester United	42	18	10	14	69	72	0.958	46
9	Sunderland	42	15	13	14	68	82	0.829	43
10	Tottenham Hotspur	42	15	11	16	78	69	1.130	41
11	Aston Villa	42	14	13	15	63	61	1.033	41
12	Cardiff City	42	14	12	16	54	46	1.174	40
13	Middlesbrough	42	14	11	17	70	77	0.909	39
14	Bolton Wanderers	42	15	9	18	61	69	0.884	39
15	Portsmouth	42	14	10	18	74	83	0.892	38
16	Newcastle United	42	14	9	19	59	70	0.843	37
17	Liverpool	42	14	8	20	61	82	0.744	36
18	Sheffield Wednesday	42	12	11	19	62	72	0.861	35
19	Chelsea	42	12	11	19	56	66	0.848	35
20	Manchester City	42	14	7	21	72	87	0.828	35
21	Stoke City	42	12	10	20	53	66	0.803	34
22	Derby County	42	11	10	21	59	74	0.797	32

Fixtures & results

Football League First Division

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Scorers
23 Aug	Wolverhampton Wanderers	A	0 - 1
27 Aug	Middlesbrough	A	0 - 3
30 Aug	Sheffield Wednesday	H	4 - 0
3 Sep	Middlesbrough	H	1 - 1
6 Sep	Tottenham Hotspur	A	1 - 2
10 Sep	West Bromwich Albion	A	0 - 1
13 Sep	Burnley	H	0 - 0
17 Sep	West Bromwich Albion	H	1 - 2
20 Sep	Preston North End	A	3 - 2
27 Sep	Stoke City	H	2 - 0
4 Oct	Manchester City	A	2 - 2
11 Oct	Charlton Athletic	A	1 - 3
25 Oct	Derby County	A	1 - 1
1 Nov	Blackpool	H	2 - 2
8 Nov	Chelsea	A	2 - 0
15 Nov	Manchester United	H	1 - 2
22 Nov	Portsmouth	A	2 - 0
13 Dec	Sunderland	H	4 - 1
20 Dec	Wolverhampton Wanderers	H	0 - 0
25 Dec	Newcastle United	A	0 - 3
27 Dec	Newcastle United	H	0 - 0
3 Jan	Sheffield Wednesday	A	0 - 2
17 Jan	Tottenham Hotspur	H	0 - 0
24 Jan	Burnley	A	0 - 0
7 Feb	Preston North End	H	0 - 2
14 Feb	Stoke City	A	0 - 0
21 Feb	Manchester City	H	6 - 0
28 Feb	Charlton Athletic	H	0 - 1
7 Mar	Arsenal	A	1 - 0
11 Mar	Bolton Wanderers	H	1 - 0
14 Mar	Derby County	H	2 - 0
25 Mar	Blackpool	A	1 - 0
28 Mar	Chelsea	H	3 - 3
3 Apr	Liverpool	A	1 - 2
4 Apr	Manchester United	A	4 - 1
6 Apr	Liverpool	H	4 - 0
11 Apr	Portsmouth	H	0 - 1
18 Apr	Bolton Wanderers	A	1 - 0
22 Apr	Arsenal	H	0 - 0
25 Apr	Aston Villa	H	1 - 2
27 Apr	Sunderland	A	2 - 4
29 Apr	Aston Villa	A	0 - 2

FA Cup

Date	Round	Opponent	Venue	Result	Scorers
10 Jan	Three	Halifax Town	A	1 - 3

Welsh Cup

Date	Round	Opponent	Venue	Result	Scorers
	Five	Merthyr Tydfil	A	5 - 2
	Seven	Barry Town	A	3 - 2
	Semi-final	Rhyl	A	0 - 1

green=win orange=draw red=lost

See also

• Cardiff City F.C. seasons

References

• Hayes, Dean (2006). The Who's Who of Cardiff City. Breedon Books. ISBN 1-85983-462-0.
• "Football Club History Database - Cardiff City".

1. Shepherd, Richard (2007). The Cardiff City Miscellany. Pitch books. ISBN 1-905411-04-9.
2. "Cardiff City 1952-53 results". Statto.com. Retrieved 13 April 2010.
3. "Welsh Cup 1952/53". Welsh Football Data Archive. Retrieved 13 April 2010.